When did Xiao He truly realize that "The Thief Catcher" had become a huge hit online?

It was probably during the filming of "Law of the Jungle" that Xiao He began to notice strange figures in the surrounding woods.

Who's over there?

The stagehand gave a reprimand and led a group to investigate the situation, then drove away the few people hiding in the jungle.

When he returned, Xiao He learned that these people were actually his proxy photographers.

Xiao He: ?

Not long ago, he was lamenting that he was a freebie from Su Shengxi's proxy bidding, but now he has his own proxy bidding service?

This change is happening way too fast!

However, what happened next was truly frustrating.

Strictly speaking, this island isn't a remote private island; it's a tourist attraction that visitors can normally come to. However, due to strong winds a while ago that damaged most of the infrastructure, the scenic area was temporarily closed for repairs. Normally, tourists and boats don't come here, so the film crew contacted the relevant authorities and came directly to film without intending to close the island.

Unexpectedly, now that Xiao He has become popular, those proxy photographers actually rented small boats and came over by chance.

Moreover, it was no use for the crew to call the police. As soon as the police arrived, these people would run away in a small boat, and as soon as the police left, they would turn around and come back. When the crew tried to arrest them, they would run away very fast. There was no other way but to drive them away. They were simply despicable.

This happened more than once in one day.

Since "Law of the Jungle" is an original script film with a suspenseful focus, many important plot points need to be kept secret. These paparazzi following the film all the way would easily reveal the plot. After the crew tried to drive them away several times without success, they consulted with Xiao He about the situation.

Xiao He knew he was in a bad situation, but since the people were after him, he quickly discussed countermeasures with Liu Rulan.

Liu Rulan was clearly also very angry: "I have appealed to everyone online many times not to come, not to come, but there are still a few guys who don't listen to my advice. Moreover, those proxy photographers are not your fans. They just want to take advantage of your recent popularity to make a fortune."

These kinds of proxy photographers have no bottom line. They don't care whether the plot is revealing or not, they sell everything to fans. They have no professional ethics at all and are considered a disgusting existence in the entire proxy photography industry.

Xiao He frowned: "Will my fans buy this?"

We've already tried our best to prevent fans from buying leaked videos taken by paparazzi...

Liu Rulan raised her hand and patted Xiao He's shoulder: "You have to accept it. Fans are sometimes like that, they don't listen to advice. If you stay in the entertainment industry for a long time, all sorts of weirdos and monsters will appear."

This isn't to say that fans are bad; it's just that humans are inherently difficult to manage, and when there are many people, it becomes even more difficult.

Xiao He: "So what do we say now?"

Liu Rulan rubbed her temples and said, "We can't catch these guys even if we call the police. We can only drive them away temporarily. I'll handle this. You just focus on filming and don't worry about so much."

At worst... they can spend more money to book the entire island and hire a few bodyguards to monitor and guard it. She doesn't believe she can't handle a few proxy photographers.

Xiao He raised an eyebrow: "Okay, I understand."

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After finishing his day's filming, Xiao He returned to his hotel and turned on his computer.

Meanwhile, several paparazzi had returned to their respective hotels and were looking through the contents of their cameras.

"As expected of the rising star of action scenes recently, this set of moves is really cool, it will definitely fetch a good price."

Huang Meng looked at the contents of his camera repeatedly, a smile of excitement spreading across his face.

How popular is "The Thief Catcher" lately? Just recently, "The Thief Catcher" successfully broke the 80 million yuan box office revenue mark and is still going strong, heading towards the 100 million yuan mark.

"The Thief Catcher" has become a phenomenal hit online movie, arguably the first of its kind in the history of online films. Not only has lead actor Pu Rong experienced a career resurgence, transforming from a forgotten child star into a household name as a martial arts star, but he has also received numerous script offers. Director, screenwriter, and post-production coordinator Lin Yipeng has also risen to prominence as a representative figure of the new generation of young directors. However, he remains relatively low-key and has not yet revealed any new filming plans.